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DID YOU KNOW?A solar storm in 1859made telegraph linesspark.SPACEsomanyfacts.com

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A solar storm in 1859 made telegraph lines spark.

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The Carrington Event produced auroras seen near the tropics and disrupted telegraph systems.

Source: Carrington Event (Wikipedia)

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